Bayer Group

Bayer AG (Bayer) is a multinational chemical conglomerate founded in 1863 and headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany. It operates mainly in the fields of healthcare, high-tech materials, and nutritional products, and is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Bayer is a constituent company of the German DAX stock index, and the Bayer Group was ranked 194th in the 2013 Fortune Global 500 ranking.